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FIFA official Amadou Diakite appeals ban to CAS

The Columbian
Published: May 10, 2011, 12:00am

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Suspended FIFA official Amadou Diakite has appealed his two-year ban from soccer to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

The court said Tuesday it had received Diakite’s request to overturn his FIFA ban imposed for corruption during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.

Earlier Tuesday, British lawmakers released unpublished newspaper material detailing Diakite’s alleged role helping undercover reporters bribe FIFA voters.

The Malian official is the third former FIFA executive committee member to appeal to CAS among six who were suspended last November.

FIFA’s ethics court handed the Malian official a three-year ban, which was reduced to two on appeal.

Diakite also lost his place on FIFA’s referees committee.

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